ARCHIVED - 24 tonne lorry overturns and spills gallons of diesel on the A-7 at Elche

The refrigerated lorry carrying fruit collided with a barrier on the motorway in the Baix Vinalopó comarca of Alicante province.

Thankfully nobody was injured when a 24 tonne lorry overturned on the A-7 passing through Elche at around 5am this morning, Wednesday, June 2.

More than 100 gallons of diesel spilled across the motorway as the lorry carrying fruit flipped over and crashed into the central barrier.

According to the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Alicante, the accident occurred at kilometre 551, and a team of firefighters spent two hours removing the diesel and making the area safe.

Sources confirmed there was a second tank full of diesel, but fortunately this was undamaged. It's not clear at the moment what caused the accident.

IMAGE: Consorcio Bomberos Alicante